Hispanic? Latino? Mexicano? Chicano? Does It Matter?
Hispanic? Latino? Mexicano? Chicano? Does It Matter?
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. Black African-Americans (I usually make this distinction to distinguish from white African-Americans such as golfer Ernie Els and several CEO friends I know who like […]
John McCain: Arizona Wildfires Caused By Immigrants
John McCain says that the wildfires that have destroyed almost half a million acres of land in Arizona were caused by undocumented immigrants. Seriously. I saw the fires, literally, as […]
The Tequila Party: A Shot At Suppressing The Latino Vote?
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. Bueno, we’ve had La Raza Unida Party, the Tea Party, the Coffee Party — I even had a party in my backyard but nobody heard […]
Poll: Latinos OK With Changing U.S. Demographics
A new Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor poll found that Hispanics are less concerned about the rapidly changing demographics of the U.S. population than whites or blacks. The poll released on […]
Georgia’s Latino Population Set To Double In 8 Years
Members of a Georgia Kiwanis Club were shocked to hear recently that Georgia is now California. Or, as The Albany Herald reported, the Latino population in that state is set […]
Counting The Undocumented In Census Is Truly American
Undocumented, as well as legal residents, were included in the 2010 Census. Doing so ensured Latinos have a more equitable dispersion of federal, municipal, and community services, regardless of their […]
News Taco To Go: Felons, Border War, Wisconsin, Pesticides
Latinos, Immigrants Comprise Half Of Federal Felons Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico Latinos In Wisconsin Organize To Ensure Representation Latina Students Fight Pesticides In California
To Be Latino Is To Have Options
Here’s a rough sketch of me: I was born in San Antonio, Texas, reared on the border – Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. I studied in both US and Mexican schools. My father is […]
31.7 Million Mexicans, Millions More Latinos In The U.S.
The Pew Hispanic Center released an interesting report last year, finding based on 2009 and 2010 Census data that there are 31. 7 million Latinos of Mexican origin in the […]
Why The Immigration Issue Matters To All Latinos
Conventional thought seems to hold that not all Latinos care about immigration; that Latinos who are not themselves immigrants or who are generations removed from the immigrant experience are not interested. The immigration issue […]
